After 15 years and millions of dollars in R&D, the much awaited Land Warrior system is finally ready.
Will this put death by "friendly fire" a thing of the past? Will this help control Navy men from raping local women?
Corporate social responsibility at its best! This report from INQ7.Net is a welcome news and kudos to Smart for helping bridge the gap in the "Digital Divide".
MOBILE telecommunications firm Smart Communications recently announced that it is offering a free web-hosting service and an online library of classic literature to all current recipients of its Smart Schools Program.
The schools can create their own webpage and get at least 50 megabytes of free space for their content, which would be made available through the program's website (www.smartschools.ph).
This "microcar" was created using two donated mopeds (scooters in the vernacular), $2,000 and a lot of dedication and hard work.
Its hard to believe that this little car can go around at 200 miles per gallon of gasoline and what's harder to believe is that this is actually a home-made car!
Complete instructions on how to make this cute vehicle can be found at Jory Squibb's website.
Torpark is a portable browser that is configured to take advantage of TOR (The Onion Router). In a nutshell, Torpark is a browser based on PortableFireFox that preserves the anonymity of its user by using a network of TORs.
The downside of using the TOR network is that access will be slower than usual but that is the tradeoff for preserving your privacy. Torpark has an option not to use TOR but in that mode, anonymity is compromised.
Torpark can be downloaded for *free* here.
I received reports that internet access of PLDT DSL subscribers in a large portion of Ortigas and Greenhills area is down since this morning. Apart from internet access, it has also been reported that landline phones are also affected by this outage.
The culprit: Stolen Cables.
I wonder how long it will take for PLDT DSL to resume their services in that area? Will PLDT DSL provide its subscribers some sort of a rebate due to their loss of service?
Looks legit. Confirmation will happen less than 24 hours from now.
ABANGAN!
A report from INQ7.Net says that in China, a software is being tested to provide "advice" on giving out verdicts on cases. According to the INQ7:
The Zichuan District Court in east China's Shandong province has installed programs on judges' computers that provide advice on the proper verdicts in criminal cases, the state-run China Daily reported.The move appears to be aimed at ensuring standardized decisions and addressing common complaints that China's judges are ill-trained, corrupt and make arbitrary rulings.
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In the Shandong experiment, judges simply enter the relevant details of the crimes plus mitigating circumstances -- and the program immediately comes up with an appropriate verdict, according to the paper.
But the penalty calculator will not have the final say. Judges will retain the power to hand down their own sentences, depending on circumstances they deem particular to a case.
Now, if only a similar system can be installed locally so that the ranks of the so-called hoodloom in robes can no longer give out obviously biased verdicts.
Today, I got wind of news that Apple is updating its Mac line without the usual fanfare.
The Mac Mini has been "officially" been updated to have a Intel Core Duo processor inside as seen on the Apple Store website. Last week, there has been some reports that people who ordered the Core Solo-based Minis were pleasantly surprised to see a Core Duo Mac Mini delivered to them.
Then, the iMac line has also been officially (but quietly) updated as seen in this European Apple Store. The whole iMac line now have an Intel Core 2 Duo (Conroe) processor *and* they also are releasing a larger 24-inch variant to complement their 17-inch and 20-inch models.
Hopefully, Apple gets its "Revision B" MacBook out the door within the month so I can finally order one!
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